Protesters greet DeVos in her first visit to a public school

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WASHINGTON — Several dozen protesters are gathered outside a public school where Betsy DeVos is paying her first visit as education secretary in a bid to mend fences with educators after a bruising confirmation battle.

DeVos has previously worked to promote charter schools and school voucher programs, which her critics say would hurt public schools. She was confirmed for the job by the Senate on Tuesday by the narrowest possible margins, after two Republicans opposed her.

Journalists were prevented from entering the school to cover the event.

“I respect peaceful protest, and I will not be deterred in executing the vital mission of the Department of Education,” DeVos said in a release. “No school door in America will be blocked from those seeking to help our nation’s school children.”

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Vast Right Wing Conspirace

Just your typical liberals – well acting like liberals. They do not want their children to receive a good education, they want other people’s kids indoctrinated by the liberal teachers into believing only liberal doctrine!